Wednesday, 3 November 2010

pelosi election results

Despite the democrats being whipped in the mid term elections yesterday, liberals in California can take comfort with the news that Nancy Pelosi has kept her seat in house. Pelosi was America's first female speaker in the house and was called "the most powerful woman in politics." However the GOP took control of the House of Representatives last night and it is believed that Pelosi will make way for the house minority leader.

Nancy Pelosi’s victory is really surprising as the Republicans grabbed the control of the chamber after four years. It is to be noted that during her election campaign, Pelosi was noncommittal on the issue of online gambling. Although Pelosi had low ratings, the soon to be former Speaker of the House of Representatives, pulled up a surprise. Republicans tried hard to wean away public support from Pelosi by slamming her agenda regularly. Republicans won more than 60 seats in yesterday’s election to gain control of the House. The healthcare reform proved to be Pelosi’s nemesis as she led the way for its passage in the House despite strong opposition from the American people.